diff --git a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwmap.rs b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwmap.rs
index 84ed9d15..b7c25031 100644
--- a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwmap.rs
+++ b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwmap.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ pub struct LWWMap<K, V, C> {
     inner: BTreeMap<K, LWWReg<Option<V>, C>>,
 }
 
-impl<K: Ord, V: Semilattice + PartialOrd + Eq, C: PartialOrd + Ord> LWWMap<K, V, C> {
+impl<K: Ord, V: Semilattice, C: PartialOrd + Ord> LWWMap<K, V, C> {
     pub fn singleton(key: K, value: V, clock: C) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: BTreeMap::from_iter([(key, LWWReg::new(Some(value), clock))]),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get(&self, key: K) -> Option<&V> {
-        let Some(value) = self.inner.get(&key) else {
+    pub fn get(&self, key: &K) -> Option<&V> {
+        let Some(value) = self.inner.get(key) else {
             // If the element was never added, return nothing.
             return None;
         };
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ impl<K: Ord, V: Semilattice + PartialOrd + Eq, C: PartialOrd + Ord> LWWMap<K, V,
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn contains_key(&self, key: K) -> bool {
-        let Some(value) = self.inner.get(&key) else {
+    pub fn contains_key(&self, key: &K) -> bool {
+        let Some(value) = self.inner.get(key) else {
             // If the element was never added, return false.
             return false;
         };
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ mod tests {
         map.insert('b', Max::from(2), 0);
         map.insert('c', Max::from(3), 0);
 
-        assert_eq!(map.get('a'), Some(&Max::from(1)));
-        assert_eq!(map.get('b'), Some(&Max::from(2)));
-        assert_eq!(map.get('?'), None);
+        assert_eq!(map.get(&'a'), Some(&Max::from(1)));
+        assert_eq!(map.get(&'b'), Some(&Max::from(2)));
+        assert_eq!(map.get(&'?'), None);
 
         let values = map.iter().collect::<Vec<(&char, &Max<u8>)>>();
         assert!(values.contains(&(&'a', &Max::from(1))));
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ mod tests {
         let mut map = LWWMap::default();
 
         map.insert('a', Max::from("alice"), 1);
-        assert!(map.contains_key('a'));
+        assert!(map.contains_key(&'a'));
 
         map.remove('a', 0);
-        assert!(map.contains_key('a'));
+        assert!(map.contains_key(&'a'));
 
         map.remove('a', 1);
-        assert!(map.contains_key('a')); // Add takes precedence over remove.
+        assert!(map.contains_key(&'a')); // Add takes precedence over remove.
         assert!(map.iter().any(|(c, _)| *c == 'a'));
 
         map.remove('a', 2);
-        assert!(!map.contains_key('a'));
+        assert!(!map.contains_key(&'a'));
         assert!(!map.iter().any(|(c, _)| *c == 'a'));
     }
 
@@ -191,15 +191,15 @@ mod tests {
         let mut map = LWWMap::default();
 
         map.insert('a', Max::from("alice"), 1);
-        assert_eq!(map.get('a'), Some(&Max::from("alice")));
+        assert_eq!(map.get(&'a'), Some(&Max::from("alice")));
 
         map.remove('a', 2);
-        assert!(!map.contains_key('a'));
+        assert!(!map.contains_key(&'a'));
 
         map.insert('a', Max::from("alice"), 1);
-        assert!(!map.contains_key('a'));
+        assert!(!map.contains_key(&'a'));
 
         map.insert('a', Max::from("amy"), 2);
-        assert_eq!(map.get('a'), Some(&Max::from("amy")));
+        assert_eq!(map.get(&'a'), Some(&Max::from("amy")));
     }
 }
diff --git a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwreg.rs b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwreg.rs
index 238a9260..bbc88c3e 100644
--- a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwreg.rs
+++ b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwreg.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub struct LWWReg<T, C = clock::Lamport> {
     value: T,
 }
 
-impl<T: PartialOrd + Semilattice, C: PartialOrd> LWWReg<T, C> {
+impl<T: Semilattice, C: PartialOrd> LWWReg<T, C> {
     pub fn new(value: T, clock: C) -> Self {
         Self {
             clock: Max::from(clock),
diff --git a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwset.rs b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwset.rs
index c198b8d1..fc1d5b8a 100644
--- a/radicle-crdt/src/lwwset.rs
+++ b/radicle-crdt/src/lwwset.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl<T: Ord, C: Ord> LWWSet<T, C> {
         self.inner.remove(value, clock);
     }
 
-    pub fn contains(&self, value: T) -> bool {
+    pub fn contains(&self, value: &T) -> bool {
         self.inner.contains_key(value)
     }
 
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ mod tests {
         set.insert('b', 0);
         set.insert('c', 0);
 
-        assert!(set.contains('a'));
-        assert!(set.contains('b'));
-        assert!(!set.contains('?'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'b'));
+        assert!(!set.contains(&'?'));
 
         let values = set.iter().cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>();
         assert!(values.contains(&'a'));
@@ -117,17 +117,17 @@ mod tests {
         let mut set = LWWSet::default();
 
         set.insert('a', 1);
-        assert!(set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a'));
 
         set.remove('a', 0);
-        assert!(set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a'));
 
         set.remove('a', 1);
-        assert!(set.contains('a')); // Add takes precedence over remove.
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a')); // Add takes precedence over remove.
         assert!(set.iter().any(|c| *c == 'a'));
 
         set.remove('a', 2);
-        assert!(!set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(!set.contains(&'a'));
         assert!(!set.iter().any(|c| *c == 'a'));
     }
 
@@ -136,15 +136,15 @@ mod tests {
         let mut set = LWWSet::default();
 
         set.insert('a', 1);
-        assert!(set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a'));
 
         set.remove('a', 2);
-        assert!(!set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(!set.contains(&'a'));
 
         set.insert('a', 1);
-        assert!(!set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(!set.contains(&'a'));
 
         set.insert('a', 2);
-        assert!(set.contains('a'));
+        assert!(set.contains(&'a'));
     }
 }